Government Debt (% of GDP)

Africa Ranking

percent of GDPSource: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1 ↑	Sudan	200.35	2019	2	186.74
2 ↓	Eritrea	185.61	2018	1	202.54
3 ↑	Cape Verde	156.05	2020	4	124.54
4 ↓	Zambia	123.17	2021	3	140.21
5	Mozambique	119.02	2020	5	96.05
6 ↑	Seychelles	94	2020	19	57
7	Sao Tome and Principe	93.89	2018	7	85.84
8	Egypt	93.5	2021	8	84.21
9 ↑	Zimbabwe	93.22	2019	25	51
10 ↓	Gambia	85.03	2020	9	82.97
11 ↑	Mauritius	81.7	2020	16	65.3
12 ↑	Guinea-Bissau	79.35	2020	14	66.46
13 ↓	Tunisia	79.21	2021	10	77.81
14 ↑	Gabon	77.32	2020	18	59.78
15 ↓	Republic of the Congo	77.13	2018	6	94.22
16 ↓	Sierra Leone	76.33	2020	12	72.45
17 ↓	Morocco	74.9	2021	11	76.4
18 ↑	Lesotho	69.6	2020	27	49.9
19 ↓	Senegal	69.17	2020	17	61.52
20 ↓	South Africa	68.8	2021	13	69.4
21 ↓	Kenya	68.4	2021	15	65.6
22 ↑	Malawi	63.52	2021	32	45.3
23 ↓	Ghana	61.98	2018	21	56.98
24 ↓	Togo	60.28	2020	19	57
25 ↓	Namibia	60	2020	24	51.7
26 ↓	Mauritania	59.19	2020	22	56.83
27 ↓	Burundi	58.4	2020	23	52.5
28	Chad	52.1	2020	28	47.95
29 ↑	Algeria	51.32	2020	30	46.21
30 ↑	Benin	50.62	2021	31	46.14
31 ↑	Rwanda	49.82	2019	33	44.93
32 ↑	Madagascar	49.01	2020	41	38.52
33 ↑	Liberia	48.85	2019	45	37.37
34	Equatorial Guinea	48.76	2020	34	42.99
35	Uganda	47.2	2020	35	42
36 ↑	Ivory Coast	47.03	2020	42	38.39
37 ↑	Burkina Faso	46.54	2020	44	37.98
38 ↓	Niger	44.98	2020	37	39.8
39 ↓	Cameroon	44.85	2020	36	41.6
40 ↑	Guinea	44.03	2020	43	38.37
41 ↓	Ethiopia	43.56	2021	26	50.69
42 ↓	Central African Republic	43.43	2020	29	47.16
43 ↓	Swaziland	42.11	2020	38	39.63
44 ↓	Djibouti	41.04	2020	39	39.14
45 ↓	Tanzania	40.79	2021	40	39.04
46	Mali	40.55	2019	46	36.11
47	Nigeria	22.47	2021	47	21.34
48	Comoros	22.29	2020	48	19.52
49	Botswana	19.6	2020	49	17.7
50	Democratic Republic of the Congo	15.62	2020	50	15

Definition of Government Debt (% of GDP)

Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year.